Science & Humanities Scholars (SHS)

The innovative Science and Humanities Scholars Program is designed to enable talented students to develop an undergraduate curricular program that builds upon their interests and achievements in the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, or social sciences. Entering first-year students who have outstanding credentials and who are admitted to either H&SS or to MCS are invited to join the SHS program. Current students can be admitted to the program and applications are accepted at mid-semester of each term.

The SHS program has special features such as equal access to courses in both MCS and H&SS; an optional residential program that allows a group of SHS first-year students to live together in a dormitory cluster; opportunities to collaborate with faculty in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research; and a broad selection of freshman seminars led by distinguished faculty from across the two colleges.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Mellon College of
Science share a common committment to providing students with
professional experiences through independent studies or research with
distinguished faculty members. Both share an interest in fostering the
interdisciplinary, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that
lead to success.

For more information on the SHS General Education requirements, click to their website: http://www.cmu.edu/shs/curr.html